Smith Stands Firm On Prohibition Film Controversy
New York June 22 The governor’s friends demand deletion of his image from the Stanley Advertising film for Corradini over unfavorable light. Y M C A and film bureaus pledge no showings without consent. Hoover appears in the film. Smith reiterates opposition to prohibition without a statewide referendum and asserts states may set intoxicant limits. Mack clarifies he speaks only for himself.
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New York
Governor Smith
Stanley Advertising Company
Robert E. Corradini
World League Against Alcohol
Irving Fisher
Yale
George B. Graves
FE. J. Zehring
Motion Picture Bureau
Corradini
Smith
Herbert Hoover
Department of Commerce
United States
Alfred E. Smith
The
Admits He Joined Raid in Powell Lynching
Houston June 22 Five men kept in jail on murder charges in the Powell lynching after A R B Wheeler confessed participation in a hospital raid that removed Powell from his bed and hanged him from a bridge. Wheeler named six others in the plot. four were arrested, two hunted by sheriffs and rangers.
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Houston
Tex
Robert Powell
A. R B. Wheeler
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Powell
A. W. Davis
Davis
Wheeler
John Kent
Charles Oldham
F. T. Shuck
Indian guide and president share quiet fishing plans
Superior Wisconsin June 22 President Coolidge's new Indian guide John Larock-Jean Laroque calmly discusses the day’s fishing trip with the President. The guide, a confident canoe pilot, notes Coolidge’s varied dress and the secret service escort following them on the estate river route.
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Superior
Wis
President Coolidge
John Larock
Jean Laroque
Coolidge
John
Secret Service
Controversy Over Library Inscription Sparks Suspension
In Louvain Belgium on June 22 a dispute over the Latin inscription proposed for the Nouvian library led to a suspension of work on the building. Monsignor P Ladeuze rector of the university opposes the line Furor Teutonico diruta dono Serene restituta saying it may revive war hatreds.
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Louvian
Belgium
Nouvian
P. Ladeuze
Gunmen Try To Cripple Investigation In Chicago
Gunmen used shotguns to threaten the home of James Huff in an attempt to silence a key witness against Octavus Granady, as Frank Loesch denounced crime rooted in high places. A guard was posted at the county building after an assault on a grand jury agent and a papers robbery attempt.
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Chicaga
Special Grand Jury
Chicago
James Huff
Johnny Armando
Octavus Granady
Frank J. Loesch
Grand Jury
Loesch
Movable range shelter for growing chicks urged by UMass
The Agricultural College at Amherst advocates a light, movable shelter for growing chicks. It features a weather-proof top and wire ends and sides, offering conditions similar to those enjoyed by wild birds on suitable ranges.
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Amherst
Mass
The
Agricultural College
Big Battle In Jalisco Claims Dozens in Eight Hours
Guadalajara dispatches report ten federal soldiers and twenty two insurgents killed in an eight hour battle near Las Huertas in Jalisco. Thirty federal soldiers were wounded while insurgent casualties were not counted. The clash involved about 300 federal troops and nearly 400 insurgents with two officers among the dead.
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Mexico City
Guadalajara
Excelsoir
Las Huertas
Jalisco
Woman Freed by Statement Sparks Pardon Reversal Case
Ben Bass, a Black man, was rearrested after a second affidavit from a white woman claimed she never intended to exonerate him. Governor Richards faces questions over a pardon deemed irrevocable and potential double jeopardy as officials seek steps forward.
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Columbia
S&s. C
Ben Bass
John C. Richards
Bess
Richards
State Penitentiary
Setsu Matsudaira Arrives in Tokyo for Royal Wedding
Setsu Matsudaira daughter of the Japanese Ambassador to Washington arrives with her parents on the Shinyo Maru for her wedding to Prince Chichibu heir apparent to the throne. Officials greet her aboard the vessel while the groom trains with his regiment. About 3000 people gather in rain to greet the bride with bouquets as police guard the route to Tokyo. The wedding date is not fixed but expected in October.
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Tokyo
Setsu Matsudaira
Washington
Chichibu
Setsu
Reports from China Vigorously Denied
Washington June 22 The press reports from Canton alleging executions of many Chinese boys and girls for communistic beliefs are denied in a cablegram from General Li Chai Sum to Dr Cc Wu. The cablegram states press reports of executions in Canton are entirely untrue.
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Washington
Canton
Li Chai Sum
Cc. C. Wu
Mutineers Securely Imprisoned Aboard Jervis Bay
Wireless updates from Colombo say the situation aboard the Jervis Bay is under control after mutineers threatened to fire. The mutinous stowaways are confined under guards as the vessel remains in contact with the wireless station through the night.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Jervis Bay
Prohibition Issue Roils New York to Democratic Convention
Prohibition questions split Smith supporters at the Democratic convention site in Houston. Norman E. Mack stated Smith opposed prohibition, sparking debate. Smith backers insist he will be nominated, needing 733 1/3 votes of 1,100, with more than 650 pledged and voting set to begin next Thursday.
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Houston
Norman E. Mack
Smith
Mack
New York
Mr. Mack
Texas
Alfred E. Smith
New York State
National Democracy
New York City
Drys
Poultry Lice and Mite Control Bulletin Widely Distributed
The government printed sixteen editions of a poultry lice and mite control bulletin for town and farm flocks. The production totals about one million copies, making the booklet one of the most popular pieces of farm literature.
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Washington
Rev Arthur Talmadge Abernathey Regrets Campaign Expenses
Raleigh June 22 Rev Arthur Talmadge Abernathey a Democratic candidate in the ninth district spoke of spending 59.58 and receiving 198 votes. He said he withdrew late to avoid exposing his value and that only the amount in his first affidavit was spent.
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Raleigh
Arthur Talmadge Abernathey
Congress
J. A. Hartness
Andrews Telegram From Mongolia Reports Successful Expedition
Roy Chapman Andrews in Erhlen Mongolia reports a highly successful expedition with extraordinary fossil finds and abundant remains of primitive human cultures. He says Mongolia is peaceful and everyone is well after his recent accidental shooting and recovery.
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Peking
Roy Chapman Andrews
Mongolia
Associated Press
Erhlen
Dr. Andrews
Railroad Man Dead
A. Claude G. Burnham executive vice president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad died today at his Kenilworth home after a six months illness.
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Chicago
A. Claude G. Burnham
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Kenilworth
Utility Probe Branches To Tennessee
In Washington on June 22, Guy P. Newburn Nashville director of the utility publicity organization testified at the federal trade commission investigation that his bureau paid Hugh Doak 25 a month for services while Doak was president of the Tennessee press association. The inform tion bureau, created in 1922, is funded by electric gas street railway telephone and water companies. Ross Murphy directed the bureau until 1925 when Newburn took over. Newburn, a former Memphis, Tennessee journalist, noted his past work at the Memphis Commercial Appeal the News-Sentinel and the Press.
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Tennessee Public Service Information Bureau
Tennesese Press Association
Guy P. Newburn
Nashville
Utility Publicity
Federal Trade Commission
Newburn
Hugh Doak
Tennessee Press Association
Informaton Bureau
Doak
Federal trade probe widens to Tennessee
The Federal Trade Commission inquiry into public utility information agencies expanded today into Tennessee. Guy P. Newbern of Nashville appears in the developing story as the investigation continues, with further details promised on page two.
Ten Million Raised For Smoky Mountain Park Land Purchase
A Washington report notes roughly 10 million dollars has been raised to buy 427 900 acres for the Great Smoky Mountains national park. Tennessee and North Carolina governors along with park commissioners told Secretary Work the funds are nearly ready with bonds and notes issued. Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial funds will cover half the cost with the remainder from state efforts.
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Washington
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Interior Department
Tennessee
North Carolina
Work
Henry H. Horton
Angus W. McLean
David C. Chapman
Tennessee Great Smoky Mountain National Park Commission
Mark Squires
North Carolina Park Commission
Prac
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Hoover Now Choosing His District Men
Secretary Hoover plan to depart for Palo Alto between July 2 and July 5 is tentatively decided. He may interrupt his trip to visit President Coolidge at Brule Wisconsin.
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Hoover
Washington
Palo Alto
Cali
Coolidge
Brule
Wis
Hoover outlines sectional campaign leadership plan
Secretary Hoover moves to organize his presidential bid by dividing the country into two divisional headquarters in New York and Chicago with a central office in Washington. Secretary Work is slated as national committee chair after a luncheon with Hoover, Curtis, and a committee delegation to finalize campaign leadership.
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Work
Chicago
New York
Washington
Republican National Committee
Hoover
National Committee
James W. Good
Commerce
Senator Curtis
Fog Lifts Slightly as Italians Plan New Nobile Aid Flight
In Kings Bay Spitzbergen on June 22, Italian flyers prepare two large flying boats to resume aid to General Nobile and his five companions near Foyne Island while Amundsen search efforts continue. 600 pounds of provisions have been dropped. radio limitations hinder locating the missing Amundsen party.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Nobile
Ronald Amundsen
Foyne Island
North East Land
Amundsen
Citta di Milano
Norway
Luetzow Holm
Riiser-Larsen
Maddalena
Maj
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